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| (1) Where civil salvage services are rendered by any ship of the Royal Ceylon Navy, any aircraft of the Royal Ceylon Air Force, or any other ship or aircraft belonging to or chartered by the Government, the Government shall (subject to any regulations made under this section) be entitled to claim salvage in respect of those services to the same extent, and shall have the same rights and remedies, as any other salvor. |
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| (2) Subject to the provisions of any law for the time being in force relating to proceedings against the Government, and of any regulations made under this section, the provisions of this Chapter (except and to such extent as may be prescribed) shall apply in relation to salvage services rendered in assisting any ships of the Royal Ceylon Navy or any aircraft of the Royal Ceylon Air Force, or in saving life therefrom, or in saving any cargo or equipment belonging to the Government, in the same manner as if the ship or aircraft or cargo or equipment belonged to a private person. |
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| (3) No claim shall by virtue of this section lie against the Government in respect of anything done or suffered in relation to any postal article, as defined by section 88 of the Post Office Ordinance. |
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| (4) The Minister may make regulations providing for the application or modification of the provisions of this Chapter to ships and aircraft referred to in sub section (1), and in relation to the services referred to in sub-section (2). |
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